Provo Rotary Weekly Bulletins

June 22, 2017 George B. Handley, BYU Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities was the guest presenter at Provo Rotary this week. George is also a candidate for the Provo City Council in District 2.  George Handley with Club President Don Jarvis George's interests, civic engagement, and scholarly work involve a fascinating intersection between religion, literature, and the environment. He shared with the club how his pragmatism and penchant for listening, learning, and considering various viewpoints prepares him to be an active and engaged participant on Provo's City Council.  George discussed his interest in wise and appropriate care for the environment, the value of arts and culture in building a sense of community, and how he believes that we can protect the family neighborhoods while being smart about the future of Provo.  George Handley actively listening to Robert Redd He expressed the sentiment that his values are guiding him and that h...

June 15, 2017 This week, we were pleased to have Dr. Larry Walters as the guest presenter at the Provo Rotary Club. Dr. Walter's presentation was entitled  "How cities across the nation are using evidence, data and evaluation to achieve their goals."   He spoke about an exciting tool that he proposes using in Provo that focuses on data, information, and analysis to do a better job of studying what is happening and how it could be improved. This system is called citistat and had been used in various communities throughout the nation with great success. Dr. Walter's  research has received national awards for excellence. He has served as an adviser to a dozen countries and to Federal, state and local governments ​ (including Provo's)​a cross the United States. He is the author of four books, over 70 peer-reviewed articles and numerous research reports. He recently completed a co-edited volume on property tax policy and administration and a property tax poli...